In the event Dot was feeling better by the time we got to the restaurant. We had arrived at Hungate at 6pm for the launch party, only to discover that it was shut, and nothing was happening. This is pretty much par for the course in the Paston Footprints world: on Tuesday I had a meeting with the two other trustees, Peter and Rob, about the lack of information (among other things) and what had actually happened to make Lucy resign.

In the end Peter and I got enough information to satisfy us, though by no means all of it. I think I now have a fair idea of what is happening. However on the Saturday we played it by ear, having a drink at Cinema City and then making our way slowly up the hill to the Italian restaurant near the top of St Giles, where we awaited the Robinsons.

We had a quite pleasant, but not exceptional, meal and really average wine. Philip and Anne then gave us a lift back to our house for coffee and a chat.

On Sunday we had a joint service at St Luke’s, and Dot and I did the music with Nicky Burr. Happily I only called her “him” once, and she didn’t take offence. Really nice person, and we got on well. The Dean was less well received as she spoke about the hostility between the two churches, when there really isn’t any. She was surrounded by an angry group of women afterwards, including Dot and Anna. Suddenly, there was hostility! There was quite a lot of hostility from Dot later, when Norwich managed to lose their final match 5-1 to Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough.

On Bank Holiday Monday we decided on the spur of the moment to go to Blofield in the afternoon, to deliver some leaflets and go for a short walk. Very pleasant indeed: warm, but not uncomfortable.

Yesterday was a horrendously busy day, especially for Dot, who had three meetings, including an intervention board and a governors’ meeting to look at head teacher applications, which she had to chair. Both went well, although she got a bit lost on the way from Brooke to Long Stratton. She made it to Fleggburgh all right this morning and has since been painting the wall.

Yesterday I had the aforementioned meeting with Rob and Peter, following which we went and looked at the store. I had delivered Lucy’s gazebo, but that went with Rob back to his place. Glad to get rid of it. Afterwards I observed Rob being videoed for Hungate (I think).

In the evening Dot and I went (late) to Liz’s much-feared Talking Circle, which turned out to be not as bad as it might have been.